Dear Colleague,
Europeana has just launched its first free iPad app. ‘Europeana Open
Culture’ introduces the public to hand-picked and beautiful collections
from some of Europe’s top institutions, and allows people to explore,
share and comment on them. Designed by Glimworm IT during a Europeana
hackathon, the app provides an easy introduction to Europe’s
glorious cultural treasury through five specially curated themes: Maps and
Plans, Treasures of Art, Treasures of the Past, Treasures of Nature, and Images
of the Past.
The 350,000 images available through the app are either in the public domain or are openly licensed which means they can be used for any purpose, like in a school project or a thesis, or in a presentation to your local history society, or on blogs, Wikipedia, or even commercially. What’s more, the app is built on the Muse open source platform developed by Glimworm IT. The code behind the app is available on GitHub repository and others can experiment with it and develop it as they choose (for instance, to create an Android version).
Download the app from iTunes and let use know about your comments or any further code developments at [log in to unmask].
Kind regards,
Milena Popova
Senior Marketing
Specialist
Phone: +31 (0)70 31 40 972
Email: [log in to unmask]
Skype: milena.popova
Europeana makes Europe’s culture available for all,
across borders and generations and for creative re-use – follow how at #AllezCulture
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